A new species of the genus Cybocephalus from Iran and a note on synonymy (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae)

A.G. Kirejtshuk and M. Fallahzadeh

Proceedings of the Zoological Institute RAS, 2008, 312(1/2): 83–86 · https://doi.org/10.31610/trudyzin/2008.312.1-2.83

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Abstract

Cybocephalus (Cybocephalus) assiduus sp. nov. (subfamily Cybocephalinae) collected on Ceroplastes rusci (Hemiptera, Coccidae) hosted on fig (Ficus carica) is described from Iran. The synonymy of C. (C.) politissimus Reitter, 1898 and C. (C.) flavocapitatus Tian et Yu, 1994, syn. nov. is proposed.

Key words

Coccidae, Coleoptera, Cybocephalinae, Cybocephalus, Iran, Nitidulidae

Submitted May 30, 2008 · Accepted August 4, 2008 · Published December 10, 2008

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